Even though the music of Bach was written 300 years ago, it is as fun to listen to now as ever. It might surprise you that more people listen to Bach's music today than... Read more

Armed with clipboards, binoculars, and curiosity, students are transformed into urban ornithologists in this interdisciplinary field trip. Led by an expert birder, students observe, identify, and tally birds they find in the garden and... Read more

This educational program teaches students about Todd Duncan, the first Black vocalist to sing with a major opera company and the first Porgy in Porgy and Bess. Duncan was also instrumental in desegregating audiences... Read more

Explore the history of the Byzantine Empire through an arts activity making coins or seals. Far from “falling,” the Eastern Roman Empire thrived at the crossroads of Europe and Asia into the Middle Ages.... Read more

This multi-session residency invites students to explore identity through hip hop, street, and club culture, alongside the award-winning documentary Call Me Dancer. Inspired by a young street dancer from Mumbai, students translate personal experience... Read more

This program is an interactive, one-time educational program that asks students to consider how cartoons are created from conception to storyboarding to full scale animation. Through in-person storytelling and the inclusion of the students'... Read more

This 90-minute program asks students to explore U.S. and Washington history through the lives of those buried at Historic Congressional Cemetery. Guided by an educator, students will locate gravesites, working in small groups to... Read more

A powerful film that skillfully demonstrates how coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. It is the result of over 500 hours of underwater footage and support from hundreds of... Read more

The movie focuses on the life of Inocente Izucar, a homeless teenage immigrant who struggles to achieve her dream of becoming an artist. Cinema Classroom at the historic Avalon Theater offers free programming to... Read more

The true story of a social worker who was part of the Polish underground during World War II and was arrested by the Nazis after saving the lives of nearly 2,500 Jewish children. Cinema... Read more